Kevin Bacon Receives 2005 Ray-Ban Visionary Award in Park City, Utah

Kevin Bacon Receives 2005 Ray-Ban Visionary Award in Park City, Utah Hosted by The Creative Coalition and Hollywood Life Marisa Tomei & Danny Bigel Presented Award to Kevin Bacon Special Performance By CAKE PARK CITY, Utah, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Ray-Ban, The Creative Coalition, and Hollywood Life honored Kevin Bacon today with the 2005 Ray-Ban Visionary Award. The Visionary Award was presented on Sunday, January 23, 2005 in Park City, Utah. The event, at the Stein Eriksen Lodge, concluded with a special musical performance by CAKE. Kevin Bacon received the award from actress Marisa Tomei and producer Danny Bigel, both of whom he worked with on "Loverboy," a film he directed that will premiere at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Celebrities in attendance included Kyra Sedgwick, Marisa Tomei, Joe Pantoliano, Billy Baldwin, Sean Astin, Rob Schneider, Robert Carlyle, Catherine Dent, Kip Pardue, Amy Adams, Phoebe Price, Ernie Hudson, Sharon Lawrence and Phillip Bloch. The host committee for the evening included The Creative Coalition Co-Presidents Joe Pantoliano and Tony Goldwyn, Alec Baldwin, Danny Bigel, Blair Brown, Colin Callender, Ileana Douglas, Minnie Driver, Clint Eastwood, Dustin Hoffman, Bill Paxton, Sean Penn, Aidan Quinn, Tim Robbins, Meryl Streep and Marisa Tomei. The Ray-Ban Visionary Award honors the work and dedication of an individual who possesses extraordinary passion, creativity and leadership, and whose work contains vision, imagination and originality. Previous award winners include Colin Callender, President of HBO Films and Mark Ordesky, EVP/COO New Line Productions and President of Fine Line Features. "Kevin Bacon's diverse and distinguished film career makes him the ideal person to receive the 2005 Ray-Ban Visionary Award," said Vittorio Verdun, Marketing Director of Ray-Ban. "We are proud to honor Kevin for his individuality, creativity, originality and dedication to the film industry throughout his outstanding career." The Creative Coalition Co-President actor/director Tony Goldwyn said, "Kevin Bacon's foresight, imagination and originality have led to extraordinary filmmaking, he is a true visionary." "Kevin is a longtime activist and supporter of The Creative Coalition. We commend our friend Kevin Bacon for his leadership, passion, creativity and most important, his dedication to inspiring social change through film," added The Creative Coalition Co-President actor Joe Pantoliano. Kevin Bacon is one of the foremost actors of his generation, having proven his talents in a wide range of film genres from action thrillers to romantic comedies to heavy dramas, and even the occasional musical. His talent for balancing starring roles with powerful supporting characters has allowed him to build a varied and critically acclaimed body of work. Kevin recently directed his second film, "Loverboy," starring Kyra Sedgwick, Campbell Scott, Matt Dillon, Marisa Tomei, and Oliver Platt, which will premiere at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. He currently can be seen in "The Woodsman," and in the upcoming MGM comedy "Beauty Shop," with Queen Latifah and "Where The Truth Lies" directed by Atom Egoyan. Beginning in 1937 and continuing today, Ray-Ban is a brand that embodies America and adventure, great cities and wide-open spaces, heroism, individuality and authenticity. From the early aviators to the leading names in cinema, Ray-Ban is an icon associated with great and heroic faces and remains a true brand. The Creative Coalition is the leading nonprofit, nonpartisan social and public advocacy organization of the arts and entertainment community. Founded in 1989 by prominent members of the creative community, The Creative Coalition is dedicated to educating and mobilizing its members on issues of public importance, primarily public education, the First Amendment, arts advocacy, and runaway production. Headquartered in New York City, The Creative Coalition also has offices in Washington, DC, Los Angeles and San Francisco. The Creative Coalition does not endorse or raise funds for political parties or candidates. Hollywood Life magazine, the ultimate source for Hollywood life, is known for its distinctive look and independent edge. Hollywood Life commends the recipient of The Visionary Award for his sheer talent and innovative contributions to film. Source: Ray-Ban CONTACT: Rosalind Drisko, +1-212-445-8447, mobile, +1-917-204-2414, rdrisko@rogersandcowan.com, or Ivy Mollenkamp, +1-310-854-8131, mobile, +1-310-266-9747, imollenkamp@rogersandcowan.com, both of Rogers & Cowan, for Ray-Ban; or Gibson Patterson of The Creative Coalition, +1-212-614-2506, mobile, +1-310-722-6060, gibsonpatterson@yahoo.com ------- Profile: International Entertainment